That’s not to say Apple’s offerings don’t have
their appeal to Mac users. The Time Capsule,
which doubles as a 2TB hard drive storage for
the Mac’s Time Machine back-up program, is
particularly useful. Nevertheless, it appears the
AirPort’s time may be done.
Gurman’s report on Apple ending AirPort
development follows Apple’s decision to
discontinue its Thunderbolt Display earlier in 2016.
Apple appears to be refocusing its engineers on
the products that will have a greater impact on
Apple’s future. Instead of routers and displays,
Apple is better off improving products like Apple
TV, and working on Siri and Siri-based devices.
That latter category is particularly important in an
age when every tech company under the sun is
focused on bringing intelligent personal assistants
to devices for the home.
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